Fastening device for screens.



T. E. BARTON.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR SCREENS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4, 1913.

E1 Sui-L- 7HE NORRIS PEYERS CO.. PHOTO-LlTHO-, WASHINGTON. B4 C4 THOMAS E. BARTON, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT .013 COLUMBIA.

FAs'rENINe nnvior. ron SCREENS.

Application filed January 4, 1913. Serial No. 740,193.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. BARTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastening Devices for Screens; and I do hereby declare the followingtobe a full,

clear, and exact description ofthe inven tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is directed to improvements in securing devices for window screens and has for its object to so construct a device of this character that the same will of fectnally hold a window screen in'the frame. A further object of the invention is to produce a device of this character so constructed that it may be conveniently attached to a window frame without marring the same. p A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is exceedingly simple in construction, durable and one which is ornamental in appearance.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of a window screen showing it connected to a window frame. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1. 1

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a window casing, which is of the usual construction and consists of side sills 2 and top and bottom sills. 3 and 4, respectively, the side sills being provided near their upper and lower ends with sockets 5, the purpose of which will appear later.

The screen comprises side stiles 6, and

upper and lower stiles 7 and 8, respectively, which have their ends secured to the ends of the side stiles. 1 One of the side stiles is provided near its upper and'lower ends with bores 9, said bores being so arranged that they register with the sockets5 formed in the side sills of the window casing. Slidably mounted in the bores 9 are bolts 10, said bolts having their outer ends formed with knobs 11 which when grasped serve to move said bolts into or out of engagement with the sockets 5. Secured to one of the stiles 6 are plates 12, said plates being provided with the right angle flanges 13 which lGStlfillSh against the inner edge of the stile so that their inner edges project into the longitudinal recesses 14 formed in the bolts .10, said recesses producing the shoulders 15 and 16, the shoulder 16 limiting the movement of the bolts 10 in one direction and the shoulder 15 the movement in the other direction.

From this construction it will be seen that after the screenis in place and it is desired to remove the sameit is only necessary to move the bolts outwardly, whereby the shoulder 16 will engage the right angle flanges 13 so that the outer ends of the bolts will disengage the sockets 5, said shoulders serving to prevent disengagement of the bolts 10 from the stiles 6. y Y

The screen is provided with grips 17 which serve to facilitate the removal vor disengagement of the same from the window frame. y

A pair of screen doors 18 are hingedly connectedto the side stiles of the screen near the lower end so that access may be had to the shutters when desired.

What is claimed is In combination with a window frame hav- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct, 20, 1914. i

ing a socket formed in one side sill thereof, of a screen havmg a bore. formed in one of its stiles for registry with the socket of the frame, a bolt slidably engaged in the said bore, a longitudinal recess formed in the boltand intermediate its ends to producespaced shoulders, a plate attached to the outer surface of the screen stile and adjacent the bolt, said platebeing provided with a right angle flange, the inner end of which engages the recess formed in the bolt, said bolt having its outer end adapted to engage the socket formed in theside sill THOMAS E. BARTON. Witnesses:

SULLIVAN V. J OHNSON, vFn'ANoIs BOYLE.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 18. Q." 

